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No. 60,965. Patented Jan. :7, 299.,

J. M. LIPPINCUTT 8. C. S. HALL.

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-. when it is desired to utilize the upperportion combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter portions of the guideways. the construction of guideways employed when .nois, have invented certain new and useful the construction of guideways when thelat-j horizontal plane.

able. sections arranged in series side by side.

' UNITED I STATES P TENT j Q FICEQ JAMES M. LIPPINCOTT AND CLINTON S. HALL, OEOAKLAND, ILLINOIS sHELvmc. V

SPEOIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,9 5, dated. January 17, 1899.

Application filed March 4, 1898.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that we, JAM s M. LIPPIN- com and CLINTON-S. HALL, residing at Oakland, in the county of Coles and State of Illi- Improvements' in Shelving, of which the following is afull', clear, and exact specification.

This invention is an improvement in shelving, and, is designed to furnish means for utilizing the space between the top of the ordinary shelving and (the ceiling of the room by providing a shelf-section which I can be moved vertically to a. point above the'fix'ed shelves and then moved laterally to a point above the fixed shelving; and the invention" consists in certain novel constructions and described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improvement as in use. Fig. 2 is r a vertical longitudinal sectionon about line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the apparatus. Fig. 4is a detail'pefrspeotive view' illustratingjthe connection of the counter-, balancecord with the movable shelf-section. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective viewshowing,

Fig, 6 illustrates movable shelf sections are provided one above the other.

construction shown in Fig 6. Fig. Sis a do tailview of the latch, and Fig .-9-.illustrates;

eral wings thereof are arranged in the same Our invention maybe employed in oonnec-f tion with any suitable lower or fixed shelvingf,

-or. construction of show-cases, or it .may be) employed apart from such. fixed shelving;

of the room 'by shelvingor the like, andyet have such shelving so it can be brought to convenient positionfor access from the floor. In. the construction shownthe. g'uideways shelf-sections when the shelving has its mov- In the construction shown and as pre- Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail view, illustrating the crossover employed in the sum No. 672,591. mama.)

ferred we provide guideways B and O for respectively'the rear and front edges of the movable shelf-section and also guideways B and Cfor the corresponding edges of the lower end of the said section, such guideways B B C' G'bei'ng curveddownward at b b c a,

leading into vertical wings at b and n and atv I), the latter leading froni'the guideway 11 'and'ext'en'ding to or nearly to the floor. By the described construction itwill be seen'the guideways'are constructed with vertical and lateral wings, the vertical wings directing the verticalmovements of the movable shelf-section, while the lateral wings direct such section horizontally back to position in which it ordinarilyjis arranged, or forward, to bring it'in position forloweri'ng, so it can be reached l from the floor. u

, The movable shelf-section D may be framed together in any suitable way and supplied with any number of shelves, as may be desired. v i

7 At its lower front edge thesec'tion D has a loop E, whichmay be caught by a hook-pole when it is desired to lower the section D, and such section has projections 'F and G at' th'e roan-and; front; of its upper end and oorre-' ers to'render the operation easiel-Iand the pro-' v jections of each pair being preferably united by a cross shaft, which operates to brace and g'ivefirniness to themovableshelf-section;

To counterbalance the movable shelf-section, w'efprovide at 11 a weight, which..is conmated by a cord or, cords 1, leading, overpulleys J ,with the upper end of the movable shelfsection, the connection with the shelf-section being a movable one, so the 'str SS (0f the counterbalancing-weight will notjhinder the lateral "movements of themovablo' shelf-section. This is preferably efie'cted' by providi'ng'the'counterbalancin ecord,I with a roller l' which travels in a track; 1 extendeil transsr i ly'upo h' bpo h mova le shelv wti i s .v s hfl eti n may 1 a ke fo rth without disconnecting. the counterbalancing devices, and'yet so such counterbalancing devices will not retard such movements of the shelving-section, as will be best understood from Fig. 4. Where two counterbalancing-cords are used, they are preferably connected near the'opposite ends of the shelvlatter being added to as may be necessary to.

properly counterbalance the shelving-section and its contents. This counterbalance-weight H is directed vertically in guides H, as will be understood from Figs. 2 and 3.

In order to move the shelving-section hori-" zontally back in the guides B B C C, .we provide a backing-line K, passed around an eye K near the rear end of the guideway B and having at K asliding connection withthe shelving-section, preferably-by providing at K a ring, which fits on a rod K extended vertically along the rear sideof the shelvingsection, the ring sliding on the rod, so the vertical movement of the shelving-section will not drag the backingvline. At the-same time when-the shelving section has been lifted to tilting crossovers, as shown at L in sai its uppermost position the backing-linema'y be pulled upon to adj ust said shelving-section into the position shownin Fig; 2.

While we have shown the guideways B and B as below, respectively, the guideways 0 and C, it will be understood the guideways of each pair may,'when desired, be arranged in the) same plane, as will be understood from It may sometimes happen in rooms having very high ceilings that it is desirable tohave two or more series of movable shelving-sections arranged one above the other, in which case the framing and guideways may be duplicated, except that the lowerg'uideways may be used, or at leasttheir vertical wings, for the upper shelf-section, it being nry in such instance .to hinge portions of the guideways, as shown at L in Fig. 6, and to grovide Fig. 6.

In the operation of our invention it willbe seen the shelf-section is normally elevated up out of the way and back firmly against the wall, where it may be supported .by the fixed shelving below. When it is desired to handle any of the articles stored on the shelving-section', the latter may be readily lowered,

soitcan be convenientlyreached from the floorand then replaced, when desired, in its elevated position, the drag-line being found useful in ad hating the shelvin'gsection horizontally, as before described.

A In furnishing'asto're or other room the mov able shelving-section may be arranged to enteud the fulllength of the shelving-space" or may be subdivided into any number of sect10ns movable independently of each other.

It ismanifest the framing and the shelvnag-sections may be made of any suitable material, in any suitable design, and be suit ably braced to serve the special purpose for which the shelving may be intended.

In Fig. 8 we show a form of spring-latch N for holding the shelving-section from movement in either direction. This may be used whenever desired either to hold the shelvingsection'in the horizontal wings of the guideways, or at any desired height, or to prevent the section from being lifted by the counterbalance-weight when the latter is too heavy, the spring-latch being arranged to yield under extra pressure to permit the passage of the projections on the shelving-section when desired.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 15-

1. The combination with the framing and the shelving-section having a lateral movement, of the counterbalance-cord having a movable connection with the shelving-section not hinder the lateral movement of the shelving-section substantially as set forth.

.2. An apparatus substantially as described comprising the vertically and laterallymovable shelving-section having a transverse boxlike guide in combination withthe counter.-

balance-cord having ,a roller held and movable in said box-like ,guide-substantially as set forth.

whereby the stress of the counterbalance will 3. The combination'of the vertically and laterally movable shelving-section and the backing line for moving such section laterally such backing-line being held to and movable vertically along the shelving-section'substan-' tially as set forth.

4.- The combination of the vertically and laterally movable shelving-section, the backing-line for moving the shelving-section laterally the rod extended vertically on the shelving and the ring or loop sliding on and forming a movable connection between said sec tion and the backingdine substantially as set forth. I

5. The combination of the framin having verticaland lateral guidewa s, the s elvingsections having rtions mo ng in said guide-. ways, the bac ng-line having a verticallymovable connection with the shelviu g-section' and adapted to adjust the latter horizontally,

the counterbalance-cord andmeans whereby said cord is mcvably connected with the shelving-section whereby its stress will not hinder the horizontal movement of the shelving-'se'ction substantially as set forth.

:6. An apparatus substantially as described 00m. rlsiu the framing having guideways arm: ne, above the other and the shelving section having at its front and rear edges projections operating in said guidew'ays, substautially as set fort 7. An apparatus substantially as described comprising the movable shelving-section, the guideways for the front and rear edges of said section, the guideways for the front of the section being projected in advance of those 617,965 a v a for the rear of said section, and portions onthe section in position to operate in said guideways substantially as set forth.

8. An apparatus substantially as described comprising the movable shelving-section provided at its front and rear edges with portions to operate in the guideways the portions at the front edge being in a plane above those at the rear, the guideways having portions arranged one above the other in position to receive the portions on the shelving-section, the guideway receiving the front portion of the shelving being projected in advance of that which receives the rear portion of the section substantially as set forth.

9. The combination of the vertically and laterally movable shelving-section, having projections to enter the guideways and'the guideways having vertical and lateral wings receiving projections at both the upper and lower ends of. the shelving-section, substantially as set forth.

10. An apparatus substantially as described comprising the framing having laterally-extended guideways arranged one above the other and curved inlet portions leading to said guideways and the shelvin g-section having at its front and rear edges projections arranged one in aplane above the other and operating in said guideways, substantially as set forth.

11. An apparatus substantially as described comprising a shelving -seetion movable vertically and laterally and having a series of shelves and the framing having guideways provided with vertical and lateral wings and with curved connecting portions, substan tially as setforth'.

12. An apparatus substantially as described comprising the shelving-section and the framing having guideways provided with vertical and lateral wings, such guideways having the hinged portions and the tilting crossover, substantially as set forth.

JAMES M. LIPPINOOTT. CLINTON S. HALL.

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